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How we calculated the size of the Southwest’s abandoned oil well problem

Using machine learning, we found that states are grossly undercounting orphan wells.

Clayton Aldern & Naveena Sadasivam Energy April 5, 2021

A first for a presidential debate

Biden schooled Trump on environmental justice during the second presidential debate.

Emily Pontecorvo October 23, 2020

Congress finally wants to give a boost to this no-brainer clean energy technology

Most of our energy is squandered as heat. This technology turns it into electricity.

Emily Pontecorvo Science December 24, 2020

Young candidates are making climate change a local election issue

In Florida, Michigan, and Oregon, three millennial Democrats believe climate action will be a winning issue with conservative voters.

Marianne Dhenin Science October 31, 2020

Oregon’s last coal plant bites the dust

It’s always good news for the environment when a coal plant closes — but when a state’s only coal-fired power plant shuts down? That’s a true milestone.

Zoya Teirstein October 19, 2020

How Arizona’s attorney general is weaponizing climate fears to keep out immigrants

As the right grapples with what comes after climate denial, a Copper State lawsuit suggests creeping ‘eco-fascism’ in Europe may be a model.

Alexander C. Kaufman Politics May 4, 2021

‘There’s no alternative’: Louisiana’s ambitious plan to stay above water

Louisiana has a $1.5 billion plan to slow sea-level rise and BP is paying for it.

Zoya Teirstein Climate March 16, 2021

A caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

The case for conservation leasing

Federal rules make it illegal for environmentalists to lease oil- and gas-rich lands in order to protect them. It’s time for that to change.

Shawn Regan Fix February 2, 2021

More than 50 countries commit to protecting 30% of Earth’s land and oceans

Coalition says promise is key to preventing mass extinctions and ensuring clean air and water.

Fiona Harvey, the Guardian & Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian Science January 17, 2021

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